Mets draft high school 3B Vientos with No. 59 pick

The New York Mets selected American Heritage School third baseman/shortstop Mark Vientos with the No. 59 pick during Monday night's MLB Draft in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Vientos, 17, is ranked the No. 67 prospect in the draft according to MLB.com and the No. 38 prospect according to Baseball America.

A 6-foot-4, 200-pound infielder who is committed to the University of Miami if he doesn't sign, Vientos hit .417 with one home run, six doubles and 12 RBIs in 26 games as a senior this season.

The No. 59 pick has a value of $1.09 million, according to MLB.com.

SCOUTING REPORTS

Vientos entered the spring as one of the more intriguing high school bats in the country, one who many thought had first-round…